HGV Driver

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

We are looking for a Sales Centre HGV Driver, reporting to the facility in Cardiff. You will deliver gas cylinders to customers in an efficient manner in accordance with all company's safety, quality and service standards and procedures.
 
You will be an integral member of a small team of 5 drivers, ensuring our customers’ needs are met. Responsibilities include dealing with customer orders and enquiries, so you should be passionate about delivering customer service. There is also a requirement to operate a large goods vehicle (HGV  Cat C and C+E) to deliver cylinders to customers; and to operate a forklift to sort and pick the customers' orders.
 
Success in this position depends on strong Interpersonal skills, organizational skills, operational and technical capacity, commercial acumen and ability to work within a small team.
 
Your working hours will be Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 15:30. (37.5 hrs per week)
 
As the Sales Centre Driver, you will

• Ensure the company’s and legislative safety standards are complied with and maintained at all times on site.

• Pick, sort and load cylinders for customer deliveries

• Operate a rigid HGV in order to deliver cylinders to customers

• Operate the forklift when loading vehicles for customer deliveries

• Manage the maintenance and operation of cylinder delivery vehicle in line with O licence requirements

• Maintain high standard of housekeeping at all times

• Deal with customers, following up on enquiries, supplying leads to the commercial team

• HGV Licence C+E (class 1)

• ADR Licence  (Packages minimum class 2)

• Driver Certificate of Professional Competence

• Forklift Licence

• Literacy in PC and mobile devices

• Knowledge of local areas

• Excellent communication skills both face to face and over the phone

• Strong focus on safety and strong adherence to company procedures

• Flexibility

• Able to work under own initiative

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.